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Oligosarcus hepsetus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Oligosarcus: Greek, oligos = small + Greek arkos = anus (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
See Menezes, 1987: 31 for diagnosis.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 4 - 20 m (Ref. 126103). Subtropical; 21°S - 35°S

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South America: southeastern Brazil and the La Plata basin.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111130)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 26.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in ponds (Ref. 11229). Inhabits shallow, densely vegetated microhabitats in small streams or along the banks of larger rivers (Ref. 106564). Feeds mostly on fishes (Ref. 598). Two rodents (Sigmodontinae) were found in the stomachs of two individuals in different rivers located in the southern Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest, in March and November 2010. These represent the first records of this species feeding on mammals (Ref. 106564).

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Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 March 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00502 - 0.01201), b=3.03 (2.91 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 68.1 [18.5, 168.3] mg/100g; Iron = 1.55 [0.81, 3.65] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [17.2, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.843 [0.346, 2.269] g/100g; Selenium = 33.5 [13.3, 74.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 46.9 [15.2, 140.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.957 [0.665, 1.374] mg/100g (wet weight);